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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1894
Page
3
Ministers and citizens condemn a Chris Evans play for glorifying robbers and crime. The article warns that portraying criminals as heroes distorts youth morals and fuels fascination with sensational crime. It notes stage drawing cards include Evans’s wife and daughters, and questions the play's funds and public sympathy.
Eastern papers note a slight uptick in general business and a better boot and shoe trade. Pittsburg iron and steel output rises with rails still the only profitable line, while wage cuts threaten conflicts with labor. A San Francisco report highlights rising show admissions for the Midwinter exhibition and cheerful editors amid light libel prosecutions in Santa Barbara.
Chicago correspondents report en route to the coast from the Midwinter fair with local items. A snowshoe rider traveled 16 miles from Sardine valley to Reno in two days. Mrs. Sandy Bowers joins the 49 camp as Corbett defeats Mitchell in a fifth round KO. Governor Markham proclaims January 27 as a public holiday for the exposition opening. San Francisco aids unemployed women with theater proceeds and Catholic charity groups plan support.
The article praises Nevada soil for crops and cites prizes from Chicago and forthcoming Midwinter Fair. It urges energetic farmers to cultivate idle lands along Humboldt and near Lovelock. It reports two town squaws jailed for whiskey use and outlines liquor sales to Indians. notes Truckee snowfall data and compares to prior winters.
A mixed page notes Friday as a reputed unlucky day with many historical claims, followed by a 1894 apportionment report from Humboldt County, then various local notices about goods, estates, and business changes. Included are advertisements for Hall’s Catarrh Cure and other patent remedies, with local business updates and shipping deadlines.
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